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Homemade DIY Waffles

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, it’s time to start planning for that grand tradition: Mom’s Breakfast in Bed. There’s no need to get fussy. The woman who subsists off her kids’ uneaten scraps, wolfed down over the kitchen sink in probably not too picky. Anything will do. Cereal is fine. PB&J is also good.

But think about the special things mom makes you. She’d probably like you to make that for her.

Last weekend, I made some waffles for the clan, and brought out fruit, chocolate chips, coconut, M&Ms and other things for everyone to decide how they wanted to customize their breakfast. It was great fun to see what the different personalities in my house decided upon for this fun breakfast.

1. Combine dry ingredients.2. Add eggs and stir well3. Add vanilla to the milk, and add to the dry ingredients. I use a whisk so I can make the batter as lump free as possible.4. Stir in the butter last.

You’re going to have to follow the directions on your waffle maker to do the actually cooking. But here’s how I did the DIY part. I got a 1 cup liquid measuring cup and added about 1/3 cup of the requested additional ingredients and scooped some batter over that. Then I mixed everything together and poured the batter into the waffle maker.

Here are some ideas for things to add to your waffles:

Fruit

Nuts

Chocolate

White Chocolate

Coconut

M&Ms (the coating melted and made swirls of color! Fun!)

Whole Oats and flax

Granola

We had a great time making breakfast together. I loved seeing what everyone wanted in their waffles. I think this would be fun with a big family or after a sleepover.

Top with fruit or whipped cream or both.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms or almost moms or just like moms out there. I hope your day is spent enjoying the love of your family.